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Jobs & commute in Doe Run

Doe Run has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

13 jobs are based in Doe Run, and 275 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Doe Run; the top destination outside it is Farmington (31%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 3% of workers, where Missouri as a whole has 13%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about work in Doe Run

Doe Run is a place people come home to

There are 13 jobs based in Doe Run, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Doe Run has about 510 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

31% of Doe Run works in Farmington

86 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Farmington, 4.7 miles away. That’s far more as work in Doe Run itself. The commute map ↓

Commutes from Doe Run are quick

The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 24 across Missouri. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Missouri worker. Time on the road ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 275 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Doe Run

On a workday 275 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

275live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night780
Workday510
780live here− 280head out to work+ 13come in to work= 510on a workday

About 510 people are in Doe Run on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Doe Run to work: where people go

CarlyleMascoutahCobaltBonne Terre: 9 residents work here (3%)Fredericktown: 11 residents work here (4%)Crystal CityFestus: 3 residents work here (1%)Perryville: 6 residents work here (2%)Farmington: 86 residents work here (31%)Sikeston: 3 residents work here (1%)St. Charles: 3 residents work here (1%)Maryland Heights: 3 residents work here (1%)BransonPark Hills: 12 residents work here (4%)St. Louis: 13 residents work here (5%)Doe RunFarmingtonSt. LouisPark HillsFredericktownBonne TerrePerryvilleDoe Run
1
Farmington4.7 mi away
31%86
2
St. Louis63 mi away
5%13
3
Park Hills4.8 mi away
4%12
4
Fredericktown16.6 mi away
4%11
5
Bonne Terre12.4 mi away
3%9
6
Perryville34.1 mi away
2%6
7
Festus33.1 mi away
1%3
8
Sikeston77.9 mi away
1%3
9
St. Charles72.6 mi away
1%3
10
Maryland Heights67.1 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%126
The top trips

Where Doe Run clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Time on the road

Commuting from Doe Run: about 15 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
117 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Doe Run15 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

of Doe Run workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Doe Run gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 332 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

The jobs

Jobs in Doe Run: what the 13 are

Jobs based in Doe RunJobs Doe Run residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%18%
Trade, transport & utilities54%17%
Services: health, schools, offices46%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less46%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month46%33%
Over $3,333 a month8%49%

Who does it

29 or younger31%24%
30 to 5469%56%
55 and older0%20%
−65%

Jobs based in Doe Run, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 13. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Doe Run’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Miles to work from Doe Run

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFarmington: 31% · 4.7 miSt. Louis: 5% · 63 miPark Hills: 4% · 4.8 miFredericktown: 4% · 16.6 miBonne Terre: 3% · 12.4 miPerryville: 2% · 34.1 miFestus: 1% · 33.1 miSikeston: 1% · 77.9 miSt. Charles: 1% · 72.6 miMaryland Heights: 1% · 67.1 miFarmington 31%St. Louis 5%Park Hills 4%Fredericktown 4%Bonne Terre 3%Doe Run
Doe RunTop destinations (size = commuters)
45%Under 10 mi124 residents
11%10–24 mi31 residents
12%25–50 mi34 residents
31%Over 50 mi85 residents

About 31% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
  • Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Doe Run: questions

What is the median household income in Doe Run?

$83,065 (±$23,221) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Doe Run?

5.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Doe Run?

15 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Doe Run work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington (31%, 5 mi), St. Louis (5%, 63 mi), Park Hills (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Doe Run without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Doe Run, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Doe Run

Doe Run home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.